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The Dens of Gin Lane: Mark Knopfler’s “Madame Geneva’s”
Courtesy Wikimedia Hogarth’s Well This summer I spent several days scraping paint at the cottage. I used to dread this sort of labor – toil in service of more labor – but this year, oddly, I enjoyed...
View ArticlePlaylist: Episode #755, September 2, 2018 w/Tannis Slimmon & Annie Sumi
This episode features a chat with two friends & favourites, one long-time and one recent discovery, Tannis Slimmon and Annie Sumi, who are heading out on the road and will be stopping in the...
View ArticlePodcast: September 2, 2018 w/Tannis Slimmon & Annie Sumi
Episode #755 This episode features a chat with two friends & favourites, one long-time and one recent discovery, Tannis Slimmon and Annie Sumi, who are heading out on the road and will be stopping...
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SCOTT SHARRARD – Saving Grace (We Save Music)
Recorded in Memphis and Muscle Shoals with the Hi Records rhythm section and the likes of David Hood and Spooner Oldham respectively, it would be difficult not to recommend this CD. Let’s mention too...
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Brooks Williams. Lucky Star.
Mention the blues and most folk think of that 12 bar moan of misery which arose from the cotton fields of the south and became louder and prouder as its practitioners moved to cities such as Chicago....
View ArticleCarrie Underwood’s “Love Wins” & Country’s Expanding Message of Inclusion
The role of mainstream country music in this contentious time of ever-present social cataclysm and perennial political polarization is starting to materialize, and in pretty conclusive form. Country...
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TRADITIONS playlist #18-35
Airing Live on WFDU-FM on Sunday September 2, 2018 and rebroadcast at www.bluesandrootsradio.com on Saturday September 8, 2018 at 6:30pm ET and September 11, 2018 at 10pm ET The Whispering Tree in the...
View ArticleAlbum Review – John R. Miller & The Engine Lights “The Trouble You Follow”
As real as the sharp curves of mountain roads and the abandoned shucks of coal towns, John R. Miller weaves his stories of struggle and survival with a poetic wit, honesty and abandon, and a palpable...
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The Medicine Show Radio Moose Mobile Findhorn Bay To San Francisco Bay Stravaig
Scottish promoter publicist presenter and head honcho at FSR Rob Ellen's Medicine Show Radio Moose Mobile is loose Stateside again on our on going mission to visit as many listening room venues cool...
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Introducing >>> Ben Katzman’s DeGreaser
Ben Katzman’s DeGreaser will release their new LP, Quarter Life Crisis, on the 12th October via BUFU Records. Produced by MM fave Colleen Green, and with more than a passing nod to influences like...
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The New Zeitgeist – Myths and Mortals (2018)
320 kbps | 102 MB | LINKS On their new album, Myths and Mortals, the duo explores the origins of oral folk tradition touching upon outlaw and rock ballads, drawing heavily from suspenseful and...
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James Edwyn & the Borrowed Band – High Fences (2017)
320 kbps | 90 MB | LINKS Almost four years since the release of their debut album, the Glasgow sextet, James Edwyn & The Borrowed Band, return with a solid and harder-edged set of guitar-driven...
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Simon Patrick Kerr – Doldrums (2018)
Simon Patrick Kerr is releasing his first solo album, Doldrums, and it’s a change in direction from the driving rock pop of his regular band The Wans. As frontman for the trio, Nashville based Kerr...
View ArticleReview: Lay Your Head Down by Carolina Story - Americana Music Show
Close and attractive harmonies and catchy folk rock tunes typify Carolina Story's self-penned songs. "Review: Lay Your Head Down by Carolina Story" originated from Americana Music Show.
View ArticleReview: Come Hell Or High Water by Malcolm Holcombe - Americana Music Show
Come Hell Or High Water by Malcolm Holcombe will convince you that folk music still has a place in These Modern Times, if written and sung by people who know how to put their back into their work....
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When the Lines Go Down Episode #18-36 | airing 09-05-18
It’s been a rough summer weather-wise for Northeast Pennsylvania where our program is produced, with lots of flooding and property damage. Across the US, as far as Hawaii, there have been serious...
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The Hurdy Gurdy Gears Up for Its 38th Season
Joe Jencks and Si Kahn at the Hurdy Gurdy in 2018 This is the time of year we put away the lawn chairs and bug sprays that served us well during the summer festival season and head indoors to all the...
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The Earl Scruggs Revue – Four Original Columbia Albums (2017)
Four albums by the legendary Earl Scruggs – all recorded in the years after he’d split with famous partner Lester Flatt, and moved on to work with a younger array of partners in the Earl Scruggs...
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Donnie Fritts – June: A Tribute to Arthur Alexander (2018)
June is the title of the new record from Donnie Fritts, a personal and emotional tribute to his best friend, the late, great Muscle Shoals R&B legend Arthur Alexander. Recorded in the evenings at...
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Ana Egge Fall USA Tour-Americanafest-Iris Dement-England
Fall tour-Americanafest-Iris Dement-England This from Ana Hello everyone! I hope you’re doing well. I have exciting news! This September and October I have a few shows in New England and then a...
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